The Bottineau pioneer., 1887-04-21
RAILROAD PLUNDERED.
Arres.. hundreds Of Rascally Conductors and
Rrakemen. Ill =


Rrakemen. r.
Dispatches from Pittchurg The officers
OF the Panhandle railroad viii soon have
in custody q most desperate sa2s OF rail.
road robbers. How many men bN ong to
the gang is not known, but they ,un up
into the hundreds. Their stealing
extended over a period OF two
or three years. Simultaneously ar.
rests were made all along the line OF the
Panhandle road between here and Column
bus. Warrants have been in the hands OF
officers for some time, and the persons ar
rested comprise nearly the entire freight
men OF the line. They include conduct
ors, freightmen, engineers aud firemen.
The first arrests were made about 2
o'clock in the IN morning the police surprising
Is men at their boarding houses. BY day
light 46 men, all railroad employees, con-
ductors, brakemen, fremen and engineers,
were behind the bars. In speaking OF the
arrests n prominent officer of the Panhan.
die road said:
For three years the Panhandle road has
been systematically robbed. Cars. on
sidings and cars on moving trains were
broken open and goods stolen, including
every description OF merchandise. It is
estimated that at least $500, 900 worth OF
goods were taken, for which the company
had to pay. In August last he got q clue,
and the company determined to push it TO
the end. Detectives were employed who
followed up every scent, and finally we had
the information on which to proceed.
When everything was ready we decided to
make movement all along the line from
Columbus to Pittsburg. About eighty
warrants were issued for men in Pittsburg.
Nothing like it ever happened before.
At one o'clock ten more arrests
were reported. They were captured at the
pay car while receiving their wages. This
makes tot al OF fifty-six. now in Jail.
A telegram from Dennison Ohio, states
that J. R. Dunlap, the leader of the gang,
WAS arrested there. The following are the
names of most OF the parties in jail:
erts, J. P. Brennan, L. Black, H. R. Kuhn,
Thomas c. Shay, T. J. Hanley, William
Isett, James Watson, Charles Shanks, C.
Langa ere, Clyde Laughlin; Brakemen J.
C. Lawson, V. E. Meyers, Edward Olaf, I.
F. Haggerty, Robert Mackey, NJ. G.. Con.
nelly, George s. Chrier, s. Goodman,
J. A. Fisher, W. +. Lavelle, Thom.
as Vincent, A. L: Collins, William R.:
Bowles, John A. Bowser. Michael
T. o. Gutshall, A. Griffiths, NJ. B. Doyle,
John Donavan, John Martin, William
Roth, John Sweeney, T. w. Abers, J. w.
Richey, William Briggs, John Kirkwood,
J. F. Wright, J. A. Taylor H. w. McCune,
H. c. Thompson, J. T. Kinney, Michael
Reilly, Thomas Long Samuel Fitch, James
L. Young.
Seven more arrests have been made, but
the names have not yet been recorded.
Nearly 200 warrants are still out.
Fires were in progress all day all along
the line OF the Panhandle road, made up OF
stuff out OF the caboose cars that the evi.
dence Of things notseen may be wanting
when the trial comes. Freight trains have
hauled up at water stations and a delay
made till the caboose was swept and garnish-
ed and in doing so evidence has been procur-
ed against unsupported railroad men. AL
most every man arrested had from one to
ten pawn tickets on his person. 1t is al
legged that every pawn shop in the two
cities is represented on the tickets.